Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited recaptured towns in the northeast on Wednesday, sending a strong message to Russian President Vladimir Putin: Ukraine intends to keep Russian troops on the run.
that had been under Russian control since the start of the war. Russia used the region as a strategic hub to resupply its forces elsewhere on the eastern frontline with food, weapons and other supplies.
A Ukrainian soldier who was part of the lightning counteroffensive told CBS News that they ran up to 20 miles a day en route to Izyum, freeing villages along the way. He said they did not expect the liberation to happen within a matter of days, saying he thought it would take a month. "We take the first line of Russians," the soldier said."They then don't have a second line, third line, and we can go to the front very fast." Liza Jankina hid with 50 neighbors for four months in an icy basement. She pointed out the bushes nearby where they were forced to hastily bury a neighbor who died after needing medication for health issues.
With no electricity in the town and supplies running low, humanitarian aid made its way to residents. Some residents hadn't had an adequate meal in months.
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